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I can still remember the half-disgusted and half-suprised faces of my fellow students when I was eating fries with mayonaise while studying abroad in the US. As

I can still remember the half-disgusted and half-suprised faces of my fellow students when I was eating fries with mayonaise while studying abroad in the US. As a Dutch guy, I grew up with "frietje-met" (fries with mayonaise). In turn, I was surprised most Americans eat fries with ketchup.

Jach 11y ago
I grew up in Utah, where "fry sauce" is the norm: ketchup mixed with mayonnaise. Fortunately I never really liked it (I prefer my fries unsauced, except as part of poutine or doused in malt vinegar for fish&chips), but it's always amusing to hear friends and family complain about the lack of it when they visit other states.
- batbomb 11y ago
  I grew up in New Mexico, moved to Utah in high school, and have a Dutch grandfather. Fry sauce exists outside of Utah, but mostly in places with either high Dutch populations (western Michigan) or high Mormon populations. I encountered it first when I was in elementary school. The abundance of it in commercial establishments, however, is a definitely a Utah thing. Unfortunately, the Utah product is rarely homemade and usually a mix of Best Foods and a Heinz product, and isn't anything nearly as creamy as you'd get in the Netherlands. That said, nothing beats Heinz Ketchup. If more places in Utah took just a bit more pride in the fry sauce it could be a much better product on its own.
jinushaun 11y ago
So gross. I love mayo (extra please), travel the world and eat pretty much everything, but cannot simply understand mayo and fries. I don't understand dipping oily fried food in thick oily sauce. I think tomato sauce (ketchup) provides a much better contrast. The acidity counteracts the oiliness and the sugar in the tomatoes and salt on the fries rounds out the flavor profile. You get nearly all the flavours in one meal. Even better with curry ketchup. Mayo, OTOH, doesn't provide a strong enough contrast. It's sweet and tangy, but still predominantly tastes like fat to me. But enough people like it, so there has to be something to it…
- beachstartup 11y ago
  some points: * lots of people eat fries with 'fry sauce' which is mayo and ketchup mixed 1:1. i'm a fan of this. why choose?! this is popular in many western us states and i'm pretty s * mass-produced mayo is not nearly as good as fresh mayo * sometimes people really mean aioli when they say mayo, and oftentimes aioli has that citrusy tang that counterbalances the fried fat * sometimes i dip my fries in mustard, which also has the tang * same with vinegar (usually with fish & chips)
  - mcv 11y ago
    The best mayonnaise (Belgian) is slightly acidic, usually from lemon juice. Though admittedly Dutch mayonnaise does not have that and is sweeter. Aioli is different. It is also an emulsion, like mayonnaise, but it's mostly about the garlic, and in some cases doesn't even contain egg yolk (but it usually does).
devbug 11y ago
Interesting. I have a penchant for dipping my fries into mayo, too. I'm from South Africa. Perhaps my Dutch genes contributed to that... The inevitable mixture of monkey-gland sauce with mayo when eating steak, is well, nothing short of glorious.
- JoshGlazebrook 11y ago
  monkey-gland sauce?
  - devbug 11y ago
    It doesn't include monkey parts, I promise! It's just a name for a mixture of a whole bunch of ingredients, notably onions and chutney. Here's a recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/monkey-gland-sauce-266015 http://www.food.com/recipe/monkey-gland-sauce-266015
limeyx 11y ago
I love fries with mayonnaise !

Jach 11y ago

I grew up in Utah, where "fry sauce" is the norm: ketchup mixed with mayonnaise. Fortunately I never really liked it (I prefer my fries unsauced, except as part of poutine or doused in malt vinegar for fish&chips), but it's always amusing to hear friends and family complain about the lack of it when they visit other states.

batbomb 11y ago
I grew up in New Mexico, moved to Utah in high school, and have a Dutch grandfather. Fry sauce exists outside of Utah, but mostly in places with either high Dutch populations (western Michigan) or high Mormon populations. I encountered it first when I was in elementary school. The abundance of it in commercial establishments, however, is a definitely a Utah thing. Unfortunately, the Utah product is rarely homemade and usually a mix of Best Foods and a Heinz product, and isn't anything nearly as creamy as you'd get in the Netherlands. That said, nothing beats Heinz Ketchup. If more places in Utah took just a bit more pride in the fry sauce it could be a much better product on its own.

jinushaun 11y ago

So gross. I love mayo (extra please), travel the world and eat pretty much everything, but cannot simply understand mayo and fries. I don't understand dipping oily fried food in thick oily sauce. I think tomato sauce (ketchup) provides a much better contrast. The acidity counteracts the oiliness and the sugar in the tomatoes and salt on the fries rounds out the flavor profile. You get nearly all the flavours in one meal. Even better with curry ketchup. Mayo, OTOH, doesn't provide a strong enough contrast. It's sweet and tangy, but still predominantly tastes like fat to me. But enough people like it, so there has to be something to it…

beachstartup 11y ago
some points: * lots of people eat fries with 'fry sauce' which is mayo and ketchup mixed 1:1. i'm a fan of this. why choose?! this is popular in many western us states and i'm pretty s * mass-produced mayo is not nearly as good as fresh mayo * sometimes people really mean aioli when they say mayo, and oftentimes aioli has that citrusy tang that counterbalances the fried fat * sometimes i dip my fries in mustard, which also has the tang * same with vinegar (usually with fish & chips)
- mcv 11y ago
  The best mayonnaise (Belgian) is slightly acidic, usually from lemon juice. Though admittedly Dutch mayonnaise does not have that and is sweeter. Aioli is different. It is also an emulsion, like mayonnaise, but it's mostly about the garlic, and in some cases doesn't even contain egg yolk (but it usually does).

devbug 11y ago

Interesting. I have a penchant for dipping my fries into mayo, too. I'm from South Africa. Perhaps my Dutch genes contributed to that... The inevitable mixture of monkey-gland sauce with mayo when eating steak, is well, nothing short of glorious.

JoshGlazebrook 11y ago
monkey-gland sauce?
- devbug 11y ago
  It doesn't include monkey parts, I promise! It's just a name for a mixture of a whole bunch of ingredients, notably onions and chutney. Here's a recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/monkey-gland-sauce-266015 http://www.food.com/recipe/monkey-gland-sauce-266015

limeyx 11y ago

I love fries with mayonnaise !